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AMIRI BARAKA
Date of Birth: October 7, 1934
Place of Birth: Newark, NJ
Major Works: A Poem for Black Hearts, Black Art , Dutchman, "Expressive Language”
Expressive Language
Northern Iowa: Short Story & Poetry
Citation: Amiri Baraka. “Northern Iowa: Short Story & Poetry.” Journal of Modern Literature, vol.
20, no. 1, July 1996, pp. 35–37.
Tender Arrivals
Somebody Blew Up America
Citation: Baraka, Amiri. “Somebody Blew Up America.” African American Review, vol. 37, no.
2/3, Summer 2003, pp. 198–203.